the three victims killed in the boston bombings. Portraits emerging of the 8-year-old little leaguer martin richard, the young woman whose parents say had a heart of gold and a third victim, a chinese grad who was watching the race with two friends. Abc's linsey davis has the latest from boston. Good morning, linsey. Reporter: Good morning, amy. Even before we knew their names and ages we knew what had happened here was tragic but now that we're starting to see their faces and hear their stories it's becoming especially heartbreaking especially to the folks being told that your daughter is alive only to find out later there was an awful mix-up. Beautiful, awe sum sight, thousands gathered in a chilly massachusetts air for a candlelight vigil honoring the youngest victim, 8-year-old martin richard, the brown-eyed bruins fan had just gotten ice cream and was matching the marathon with his family seen in this facebook page when the bombs went off. Even richard's young playmates aware of the loss etching messages in chalk on the family's driveway. When we would see them they would all be together. Reporter: His mother by his side. These still in the hospital. His young irsister jane, a dancer, lost a leg. She was a first grader at the same school where her brother's artwork remains and staffers are trying to cope before classes resume next week. We are going to be extremely strong. The joy of those voices will bring us back. Can you stop for a minute. Reporter: The emotion just as raw as patty campbell remembered her daughter, 29-year-old krystle campbell also killed in the attack. Campbell reportedly left her job at a restaurant recently to take care of her ailing grandmother compounding the grief, the initial glimmer of hope when the family was first told krystle was alive only to learn it was her friend who survived. She was all smiles. Couldn't ask for a better daughter. Reporter: This morning new details trickling in about the third victim, a boston university graduate opportunity in china whoeen watching the marathon with two friends when tragedy struck. The parents of the graduate student of china have not released her name yet because they haven't told her grandparents saying they don't think that they can handle it. Also of note, that restaurant where she worked closed it today in her honor.

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